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The news that there has been no snow in the French Alps for the past five
weeks will depress British skiiers looking to get their fix later in the
season, which traditionally finishes at the end of April. But while resorts
lower down the Alps have been badly hit by poor snowfall, the colder,
high-altitude resorts have been unaffected.

Marion Telsnig, of Crystal Ski, one of Britain’s biggest operators, also
suggested: “Resorts often have more snow in March and April. In December and
January it can be far too cold to snow, so we often see the bigger falls
later